January 20142. 12 January - National youth day (birthday of Swami Vivekanand).3. 15 January - Army Day (India).4. 20th screen awards -Best Film - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Best Actress - Deepika Padukone (Chennai Express)Life time achievement - Amitabh Bachchan Best Director - Shoojit Sircar (Madras Cafe)Best Actor - Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) Best Singer - Arijit Singh (Male) & Shreya Ghoshal (Female)Best Supporting Actors - Saurabh Shukla (Male) & Swara Bhaskar (Female)5. 26 Jan - Indian Republic Day.6. 37th Indian Social Science Congress was Organized in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University.8. 59th Filmfare Awards -Best Film - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Best Actress - Deepika Padukone (Ramleela)Life time achievement – Tanuja Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Best Actor - Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)12. 9 Jan - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on January 9, 1915. This Year (2014), The ceremony was held in New Delhi and Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Y B Datuk Seri Palanivel was the chief guest.13. 1971 : A Global History of the creation pf Bangladesh has been written by Srinath Raghavan.14. A Cool, Dark Place has been written by Supriya Dravid.15. Chitika Lagoon, Odisha's Biodiversity Hotspot has been named 'Destination Flyways' by United National World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).16. Duties : Memories of a Secretary at War written Former American Defence Minister Robert Gates.17. Enoch : I am a British Indian has been written by Surendra Johua.18. Interpreter of Maladies has been written by Jhumpa Lahiri.19. Nirbhaya : Ek Atamchintan has been written by Rajan Vekukar.20. Sita : An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana has been written by Devdatt Patnaik.21. Portugese Football Player Cristiano Ronaldo Who plays for Real Madrid Football Club has won Prestigious 2013 FIFA Ballon D'or Award.22. A Committee headed by RBI Deputy Governor Urijit Patel has Submittd Its report about recommendations to better Tackle Inflation and stated that Inflation is RBI's Primary Objective.24. A K Jain has been appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Women and Child Development.25. AIFF (All India Football Federation) has named Star Indian Footballer Sunil Chettri as the Player of The Year 2013.26. Aam Aadmi Party's MLA MS S Dhir has been appointed as the Speaker of Delhi Assembly.27. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed is appointed as the Prime Minister of Somalia.28. Abdul Bashid Khan is Appointed as Pakistan's New Envoy to India.29. Anurag Bhushan is India's New Consul General of India to UAE (Dubai).30. Army Chief Bikram Singh is the New Chief of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC).31. Aruna Bahuguna is The new Chief of National Police Academy (Based in Hyderabad).32. Arunachal Pradesh Witnessed Its First Trial Run of a Rail Engine.33. Arvind Ranjan is New Chief of CISF (Central Industrial Security Force).34. Ashraf Jehan has been appointed as the First Female Judge of National Shariah Court of Pakistan.35. Australian Open 2014 -Male - Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Rafael Nadal (Spain).Female - Li Na (China) beat Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia).36. B S Chauhan is appointed Chairman of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

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37. Basketball Star LeBron Jams and Tennis Champion Serena Williams have been chosen as Associated Press's Atheletes of The Year 2013.38. Bill Gates has been named as the Most Admired Person by Poll Conducted by the Times Recently. Sachin is Fifth in The List.39. Bolivia's first communications satellite, Tupac Katari was successfully launched by China.40. Britain's Tennis Player Andy Murray has been honored by BBC Sports Personality Of the Year 2013.42. Chile Joined UNSC (United Nations Security Council) as a Non - Permanent Member till Dec 31, 2015.43. China Officially Announced Its Partnering Up in the Planned National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh.44. Corey Anderson of New Zealand set up a New record in One Day International Cricket of Scoring Fastest Century (In Just 36 Balls) against West Indies.45. Country's First Boat Museum Inaugurated in Calcutta Cultural Research Institute by the Backward Class Development Minister of West Bengal, Mr. U N Biswas.46. Devendra Kumar Pathak has been made the Special DG in BSF (Border Security Force).47. EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organization) which is the Regulator of Retirement Fund of Government Employees in India, decided to increase rate of Interest on Provident fund deposits to 8.75% from 8.5 % Earlier.48. Economical Freedom Index Report 2014 Issued by USA's Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal has ranked India at 120 Place out of The Total 186 Countries. Hongkong is at First While Singapore is at Second Place in this List.49. Egyptian Interim Government has declared The Oldest Grouping in country called Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Group.50. FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) has allowed to accquire shares of Over Rs. 10000 in Telecom Company Vodafone.51. Famous 11 day long Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh was held in Odisha Recently.52. Federation Cup national Basketball Championship has been won by ONGC.53. Footprints of Dinasaurs have been found in a Village under Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.54. Foreign VIP Visits to India ->Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visited India.Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Y B Datuk Seri Palanivel Visited India as the chief guest of The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ceremony Held Jan 7 - 9, 2014 in Delhi.South Korean President Park Geun - Hye Visited India.,Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Visited India.55. France won the Hopman Cup tennis Tournament By beating Poland.56. French Government honored Indian Actor - Director Rahul Vohra by Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.57. Goa Announced To increase Quota in Jobs for OBCs to 27% from 19.5% Earlier.58. Golden Globe Award 2013 (71st) -Best Film - 12 Years a Slave (Drama) & American Hustle (Musical Or Comedy)59. Government Announced to Provide 150 Days of work in an Year under MGNREGA for STs.60. Government Aopproved Acceptance of Jains as a Minority Communiuty at the National Level.61. Government Approved Enhancing Foreign Investment in South Indian Bank as Its Foreign Equity Came down the Prescibed Limits.62. Government Approved Federal Bank's Proposal of Enhancing the Foreign Equity in Bank to 74% from 49$ Currently.63. Government Approved Increasing Foreign Equity in Axis Bank from 49 % to 62%.64. Government Approved The merger of Two Seeds Related Public Sector Unit Companies of India Named State Farms Corporation of India and National Seeds Corporations LTD.

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65. Government Cleared Proposal to Buy 15 HEREN UAV (Unmanned Arial Vehicles) from Israel at the Cost of 1200 Crores.66. Government approved the proposal for setting up of National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar in Haryana.67. Government decided to cancel the Rs. 3600 Crore VVIP Helicopter Deal with Anglo - Italian Firm Agusta Westland for alleged scam in processes related to Payment of the same.68. Government formed a Panel Under M S Sahoo for reviewing framework on external commercial Borrowings (ECBs) and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs).69. Government has enhanced the Target of New Bank Branches in an Year to 10000 from 7000 Initially In View of Increasing Requirements of Banking Services in Rural and unscaled Areas of the Country. This is expected to create 55000 New Jobs in banking sector every year.70. HCL Became Fourth Indian IT Company after TCS, Infosys, Wipro to Join Club of One Lakh Market Capitalization.71. Harsh Bhanwala is New Chief of NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development).72. IIFCL (Indian Infrastructure Finance Company) signed an agreement with Exim Bank of Korea for Infrastructure Finance.73. IRDA decided to allow Insurers to Invest in Equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Issued Guidelines for The same.74. ISRO (Indian Space Reserach Organization) announced Its Chandrayaann - 2 Mission to be launched in 2017. It will be launched by GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle).75. India Signed a $ 1.01 Billion Contract with USA for Supply of Six C - 130J 'Super Hercules' Aircrafts.76. India Successfully Tested The 350 KM Range Missile Prithvi -2.77. India and Japan Held Joint Coast Guard Exercise Called Sahyog - Kaijin 2014.78. India and Japan Participated in First Ever Joinit Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) Held in Bay of Bengal.79. India and UAE sign Pact for Enhancing Co-operation in Appointment of Domestic Workers.80. India announced to revise Its Growth rate for FY 2011 - 12 to 7% from 6.2% Earlier due to Faulty Data at the time of GDP Rate calculation.81. India decided to Stop Operations in Its Oil Plants in South Sudan Due to Violence across the African Country South Sudan.82. India win U - 19 Asia Cricket Cup Beating Pakistan.83. India's Boxing Player Nikhat Zarin won Gold in Third Nation's Cup International Boxing Tournament.84. India's Central Bank RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has Put Macau and Hongkong in The sensitive Countries List along with China and Pakistan.85. India's Sole Luge Athelete Shiva Keshwan, has qualified for winter Olympics to be held in Feb 2014 in Sochi, Russia.86. Indian Badminton Player Aditya Joshi Got Ranked No 1 in Junior Badminton Rankings, Beacme the First Indian reach this Spot.87. Indian Born Scientist AJ Paulraj has been honored by 2014 Marconi Prize (Nobel Equivalent for Technology Pioneers) for His Contribution towards Current High speed Wi-Fi and 4g Mobile Systems.88. Indian Chemistry Researcher Abhishek Dey has been honored by Young Investigator Award by renowned Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines.89. Indian Chess Player Abhijeet Gupta won Al Ain Chess Championship in Georgia.90. Indian Coast Guard commissioned New advanced Petrolling Vessel ICGS Abhinav.91. Indian Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has been honored by Polly Umrigar Award.93. Indian Government Allowed South Korean Steel Company Posco to start Operations in Odisha.94. Indian Government Created a Committe Under Satyavrat Shastri for Upliftment of Sanskrit Language.95. Indian Government Started Rashtriya Kishore Swasthaya Yojana (RKSK) for Expanding Awareness among the Youths about the Factors Related to Health and Nutrition.

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96. Indian Person Nandita Beri has been appointed as the Secretary of State of Texas State of The United Stares of America.97. Indian Space Agency ISRO launched 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLVD5), powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine Technology.98. Indian archer Rajat Chauhan won FITA Purple and FITA Gold Target awards for 2013, instituted by the World Archery Federation.99. International Association of Athletics Federation decided To convert The silver Medal won by Anju Bobby George in 2005 World Athletics Championship into a Gold Medal.100. Israelli Company Grippity has developed World's First Transparent Tablet Computer.101. Janet Yellen has been Appointed as the Chief of Federal Reserve, The Central Bank of USA. She has become the First Ever Female to be Appointed as the Chief of USA'S Central Bank.102. Jayanto Narayan is New Chief of National Security Guard.103. Jonbeel Mela, a three-day community fair was held in Assam. The mela is said to be begun not later than 15th century AD by the Ahom kings to discuss the prevailing political situations.104. Kerala State's Tourism Department has won United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)'s Ulysses Award.105. Latvia Joined Eurozone as Its 18th Member.106. M B Shah Commission on Illegal Mining in Odisha has stated that mineral reserves of the state will finish in 30 Years owing to the Over extraction of resources through unethical Mining Activities.107. Madhya Pradesh has been given the Krishi Karman Award 2013 for Excellent Performance in the Agricultural Sector.108. Madhya Pradesh has been given the Krishi Karman Award 2013 for Excellent Performance in the Agricultural Sector.109. Malayalam Manorama's Chief Editor Mammen Mathew has been chosen for Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak National Journalism Award 2013.110. Meera Chandrashekhar, an Indian Origin American Citizen has been honored by Baylor University's 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award.111. Multi-lateral funding agency, the World Bank will provide $500 million loan for water supply and sanitation projects in the rural areas of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.112. Mumbai Based Journalist Cyrus Mistry has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 for His Novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer.114. Nachiket Mor Committee On Financial Inclusion Submitted Its Report to the RBI. Financial Inclusion is the Process of Bringing Common People Under The Purview of Banking and Other Financial Services By Expanding Banking Servies Reach to the Rural and Unscaled Areas of The Country.115. National Archery Championships 2013 - Atbnu Das (Male), Deepika Kumari (Female).116. National Archives of India Signed an Agreement with Turkey for Enhancing Mutual Co-Operation.117. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) reduced refinance rate for banks and other lending agencies by 0.20 per cent to promote rural credit and rural infrastructure.119. Nirendranath Chakravarthy has been given the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2013 for Excellence In Bengali Literature.120. PARAM Yuva II is India's most efficient Supercomputer, developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing). Its Ranked 9th in Asia Pacifc and 44th across the world.121. PM Manmohan Singh Inaugerated 11th International Petrotek 2014 Conference in New Delhi.122. PM Manmohan Singh inaugerated Rs. 4500 Crore LNG Terminal in Kochi (Kerala).123. Padma Awards 2013 -Padma Vibhushan (2)- Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar (Science and Engineering), B K S Iyengar(Yoga)Padma Bhushan (24) - Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Begum Parveen Sultana, T H Vinayakram, Kamala Haasan, Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Padmanabhan Balaram, Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Madappa Mahadevappa,

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Thirumalachari Ramasami, Vinod Prakash Sharma, Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Mrityunjay Athreya, Anita Desai,Dhirubhai Thaker, Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Ruskin Bond, GopichandPadam Shri (101 ) - Including Paresh Rawal (Actor), Vidya Balan (Actor) and 99 Others.124. People for Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) has named Shashi Tharoor as the Person of The Year 2013.125. Political and Business Leaders across the world met at the 22nd World Economic Forum meet at Davos, Switzerland.127. Prabhat Kumar has been made the Director - General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).128. Prime minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of country's largest 2,800MW nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of Haryana.129. R Chandrashekhar has been appointed as the Chief of NASCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies).130. RBI allowed NBFCs Like Mannapuram and Muthoot finance to lend as much as 75% of the value of gold, up from 60% earlier.131. Rakesh Kumar has been appointed as the chief of Central Board for Film Certification.132. Renowned classical singer Kishori Amonkar has been conferred the second Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Puraskar.133. Rizwan Ahmed is the New Chief of Uttar Pradesh Police.134. S Jayashankar Is India's New Envoy to USA.135. S K Shamra Is the New Director of BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited).136. Sheikh Hasina has been elected as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.137. Sports Ministry Issued New Guidelines for Arjuna awards and decided to give 905 weightage to winners of previos Internationalchampionships at various levels.138. Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) won the Chennai Open Tennis Tournament 2014.139. Stanley Fisher has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Federal Reserve, the central Bank of USA.140. Subodh Kumar Agarwal, Chief of ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) has been appointed as chief of South Asean Federation of Chartered Accoountants (SAFA).141. T Nanda Kumar has been appointed as the chief of National Dairy Development Board.142. Taiwanese Poet Yu Si has been given The Thiruvalluvar Day award by Tamilnadu Government for His Translation of Thirukural in Mandarin.143. The Hague (Netherlands) Based International Court of Justice Favored India in Controversial Kishanganga River Case Between India and Pakistan and Allowed India to Produce Electricity From Its waters by Turning Its flow Accordingly.144. U S Based Academician Robert P Goldman has been honored by Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman for Translatng Ramayana into English.145. UK's Centre for Economic and Business Research has Suggested in Its Report Named World Economic League Table - 2013 that By 2018, India will surpass Japan to become world's Third Biggest Economy.146. UK's Maria Leijerstam has become the First Human to Scale the South Pole on a Bicycle.147. USA's 8 Year Old Taylor Armstrong Successfully Climbed America's Highest Peak Aconcagua (6,960.8 metres) and became Youngest to do so.148. USA's Danielle Steel has been honored by Top French Honor Legion of Honour.149. United States Based Nuclear Threat Initiative issued a Report Named Nuclear Materials Security Index 2014. It Ranked Australia at the Top, India at 23rd Place in the Total 25 Countries In terms of Security of Nuclear Materials.150. Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur Railway Station has been named as The world's Largest (1355 Metres) in Limca Book of Records.

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151. Vijay Kelkar Committee on Exploration of ways to Increase Domestic Gas and Oil Production submitted Its Report and has favoured retaining the production sharing contract (PSC) system for the oil and gas exploration sector in the country.Notes About Production Sharing AgreementProduction sharing agreements (PSAs) are a common type of contract between government and a resource extraction company concerning how much of the resources (usually oil) extracted from the country each will receive. In It, the country's government awards the execution of exploration and production activities to an oil company which bears the risks Involved in the Process and produces the Products. Company is permitted to use the money from produced oil to recover capital and operational expenditures, known as "cost oil" and The remaining money is known as "profit oil" is split between the government and the company, typically at a rate of about 80% for the government, 20% for the company. PSCs can be very profitable agreements for the oil companies involved, but often involve considerable risk.152. Vinod Kumar Duggal is New Governor of Manipur.153. Wimbeldon Foundation, HSBC and All India Tennis Association organized Road to Wimbeldon in India to Promote Interest in Tennis in Children across India.154. World Bank Approved a Loan of $160 Million for Roads Sector Modernization Reformation Project in Rajasthan.155. World Bank announced to Provide Additional Rs. 25 Crore Loan to Uttarakhand for Speeding up Rehabilitation Process in the State after 2013's Hazardous Disater.156. Yemen has banned Use of Drone Planes by USA in Its Territory.

The Hindu Review2. Michael Rogers has been nominated as the Director of National Security Agency by the US president Barack Obama. 4. The Union Government appointed IPS Aruna Bahuguna as chief of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad. She is the first woman on this post. 5. The US Senate confirmed the name of Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve. 6. R. Chandrashekhar was appointed as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM). Chandrasekhar succeeded Som Mittal. 7. B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao appointed as presidents of the Infosys. 8. Anand Kumar, a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award. 10. Ela Gandhi was honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa on 26 January 2014 for her lifetime contribution to the freedom struggle of South Africa. 12. President of India presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013 to two eminent Bengali poets, namely Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha Ghosh, respectively. 13. Andhra Pradesh bagged the Oil and Gas Conservation Award for the best performance among the big States. The award is given by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association. 14. The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was organised in New Delhi from 7 to 9 January 2014. The theme for the year was Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations. 15. Anand Sinha, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India retired. 16. MS Dhir an MLA of Aam Aadmi Party has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. 17. The Union Government approved a proposal for sending a Presidential reference to Supreme Court for conducting a probe in judge AK Ganguly case. 18. The King and Queen of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema Wangchuck respectively will pay an official Visit to India from 6-10 January 2014. 21. The former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly resigned as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

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22. Raymond Weil, the founder of the watch brand of his name died at the age of 87 on 27 January 2014. 23. Karl Slym, the managing director of Tata Motors died on 26 January 2014 after falling from a hotel building in Bangkok. 27. Expert Committee constituted by Information and Broadcasting Ministry to review the institutional framework of Prasar Bharti has submitted its report. The committee was headed by Sam Pitroda. 28. A panel of Reserve Bank of India led by Nachiket Mor has suggested to set-up specialized banks to cater to the low income households. These banks will ensure that every citizen have a bank account by 2016. It has limited the maximum balance for an individual customer to 50000 rupees. 29. Dhruva-3 was inaugurated by Avinash Chander, DG DRDO in Hyderabad. Dhruva-3 an indigenous High Performance Computing System was designed to solve critical Defence Research and Development applications by DRDO. 30. India test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile with a range of 4000 kilometers from Wheeler Island in Dhamra of Odisha Coast. 31. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface to surface Prithvi II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur near Balasore. 32. Tejas, India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) set a new record on 27 December 2013 of flying 500 sorties in 2013. This is the highest sorties achieved in a calendar year so far. 33. Gorakhpur railway station’s platform number one of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world with the length of 1355.40 meters. 34. WHO reported that Pakistan is the only polio-endemic country in the world. Pakistan had 83 polio cases in 2013. 35. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the chief guest of 65th Republic Day parade 36. Army Chief General Bikram Singh took over as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC). He succeeds IAF chief N.A.K. Browne. 37. U.K.-based Tesco Plc became the first global retailer to get approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to enter the domestic multi-brand retail sector. Tesco’s plans to initially invest $110 million in the multi-brand retail foray, including for the acquisition of 50 per cent stake in Tata group firm Trent Hypermarket Ltd. 38. The Reserve Bank of India extended the time for issuance of inflation-indexed bonds to March 31, 2014, from the earlier date of December 31, 2013. The RBI in consultation with government earlier this month launched Inflation Indexed National Saving Securities-Cumulative (IINSS-C), which was open for subscription between December 23 and 31. “On review, now it has been decided to extend the issuance of Inflation Indexed National Saving Securities-Cumulative till March 31, 2014. The issuance can be closed earlier than March 31, 2014, with a prior notice,” the RBI said in a release. 39. India will sign a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. 40. Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013, got President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent. 41. The Finance Ministry has approved the proposals of the Transport Ministry under the Nirbhaya fund of Rs. 1,000 crore. The proposal is to have CCTVs to record the events, while autorickshaws must compulsorily fit GSP devices. 42. Latvia officially adopted the euro on 1st January 2014 and became 18th member of eurozone. 43. An inter-State committee of Secretaries chaired by Union Food Secretary Sudhir Kumar has recommended that the Central government may share with the States 50 per cent of the cost of distribution of the foodgrains meant for the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the recently passed National Food Security Act (NFSA). 44. Manmohan Singh dedicated a liquefied natural gas terminal in Kochi to the nation. 45. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, effortlessly put the 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight. The cryogenic engine is built by ISRO.

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46. The Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to form the new government Bangladesh after winning an absolute majority in the January 5 parliamentary elections boycotted by the Opposition. 47. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was injured in a fall while cross-country skiing in Switzerland over the winter holidays. 48. Nachiket Mor committee appointed by RBI recommended a Universal Electronic Bank Account (UEBA) for every Indian resident above 18 years of age by January 1, 2016. 49. Construction of the 2,800-MWe nuclear power project at Gorakhpur in Haryana will begin soon. The project will comprise two reactors of 700 MWe each. 50. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a helpline number (011-27357169) to deal with corruption and promised action against those involved in corrupt practices within 24 hours of a sting operation conducted by citizens with help from the advisors of the Anti-Corruption Branch. 51. The Supreme Court suggested to the Centre to cancel coal blocks that have not received environmental clearance. 52. The Reserve Bank of India allowed Non-Banking Finance Companies to lend up to 75 per cent of the Loan-To-Value ratio of gold jewellery, up from 60 per cent, with immediate effect. 53. The Supreme Court warned the Sahara Group to reveal the source of the Rs.22,885 crore with which it claimed it had refunded its investors, or be ready to face inquiry by CBI and Registrar of Companies. 54. Germany said it had accepted a United Nations (U.N.) request to destroy remnants of Syria’s chemical weapons on its own soil as part of a bid to eliminate the arsenal by June 30. 55. MCX-SX said that it got the approval of the market regulator SEBI to start trading in interest rate futures. 56. SEBI made it compulsory for all investments into Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) funds to be made through banking channels, and not in cash. 57. The Union Environment Ministry rejected the forest clearance for Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha and renewed the stand-alone environmental clearance for Posco’s eight million tonnes per annum steel plant. 58. Former Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade reached New Delhi night after the U.S. gave her full diplomatic immunity. 59. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry notified a new natural gas pricing guidelines under the Rangarajan Committee formula that will lead to almost doubling of prices for all domestically-produced gas. 60. India has dismissed a report by an influential U.S. think tank that placed it 23rd out of 25 countries in terms of securing its nuclear stockpile from non-state actors. 62. Iran said the landmark agreement the Islamic republic clinched with world powers on its nuclear programme would take effect from January 20. 63. The Arvind Kejriwal-ruled Delhi government has decided to withdraw Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multibrand retail. 64. Sri Lanka released 52 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu at the same time as India let go an equal number of Sri Lankan fishermen held in Chennai. 65. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Girija Vyas launched the Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) logo, web site and monitoring tool called Integrated Urban Poverty Monitoring System for the Rajiv Awas Yojana. The HSUI is a joint initiative of the Ministry’s National Building Organisation and RBI. The HSUI is an index that tracks the number of houses being constructed every year across the country. 66. Showcasing India’s rich film heritage over the past 100 years, the National Museum of India Cinema (NMIC) will open in Mumbai.

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67. The Congress decided that Rahul Gandhi would only lead the party in the general election after party president Sonia Gandhi rejected suggestions that he be named the prime ministerial candidate. 68. A regular budget session of Parliament will be held only after the general election in April/May. Parliament, whose winter session was adjourned sine die on December 18, will resume its proceedings on February 5 to obtain a Vote on Account. 69. The service tax amnesty scheme has yielded around Rs.7,700 crore. The Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme (VCES), which was launched on May 10, 2013, to enable service tax defaulters to pay dues without penalty or late payment charges, closed on December 31. 70. The government has notified the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 that allows swapping of organs and widens the donor pool by including grandparents and grandchildren in the list. 71. India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) has signed an agreement with the Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM) for infrastructure finance. 72. The Reserve Bank of India will pump Rs.10,000 crore into the market by buying government securities to ease the liquidity situation. 73. The Union Home Ministry has “advised” the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to not give exploration and production contracts for oil and gas blocks to Chinese companies for security reasons. 74. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal defied prohibitory orders to launch an unprecedented protest outside Parliament House, demanding executive control of the Delhi Police and the transfer of police personnel his government says defied orders from Ministers. 75. The preliminary post-mortem report of Sunanda Pushkar — wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor — who was found dead in a hotel room has indicated that it was a case of drug overdose, police sources said. 76. Centre allowed the establishment of Rail tariff authority. Cabinet approved the setting up of an electric locomotive factory at Madhepura and a diesel locomotive factory at Marhoura. 77. Minister for Railways M. Mallikarjun Kharge said that his aim is to double the network from 2,400 km to 4,700 km within eight years. 78. The Union Cabinet granted minority status to the 50 lakh strong Jain community, enabling it to avail itself of benefits in government schemes and programmes. This would make them the sixth community to attain minority status after Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis. 79. Odisha has been selected as the best State for providing self employment to the urban poor under Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana (SJGRY), official sources said. 80. Maharashtra Cabinet decided to reduce electricity tariff by 20 per cent across the State, barring Mumbai. 81. The U.N. atomic watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran’s partial nuclear freeze, part of a landmark deal with world powers struck in November, began as planned. 82. China’s economy grew 7.7 per cent in 2013, the slowest growth rate in 14 years. 83. Fifteen death-row prisoners, whose mercy petitions were rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, received commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment with the Supreme Court ruling that inordinate delays ranging from seven to 11 years in the disposal of their pleas, as well as psychiatric conditions developed during incarceration, are grounds for clemency. 84. Uttarakhand became the first State to adopt the provisions of the Lokpal Act with the Vidhan Sabha passing the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill-2014. 85. Nominations for the country’s biggest biennial poll to the Rajya Sabha to elect 55 members from 16 States began with President Pranab Mukherjee issuing the notification. 86. U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to firmly link nearly $33 million in aid and other funding for Pakistan to Islamabad’s cooperation in securing the release of Shakil Afridi, the doctor who allegedly assisted the U.S. Special Forces operation to kill Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.

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87. Tens of thousands of South Koreans flooded banks and call centres to cancel credit cards following the unprecedented theft of the personal data of at least 20 million people. 88. The expert committee headed by Urjit R. Patel appointed to examine the current monetary policy framework of the RBI has suggested that the apex bank should adopt the new CPI (consumer price index) as the measure of nominal anchor for policy communication. The nominal anchor or the target for inflation should be set at 4 per cent with a band of +/- 2 per cent around it. 89. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that it would establish a fund to be called ‘Depositor Education and Awareness Fund’, which would comprise unclaimed funds of depositors. The Fund will be created by taking over inoperative deposit accounts which have not been claimed or operated for ten years. 90. India is likely to clock an economic growth rate of 4.6 per cent this financial year, and the expansion may improve to 5.4 per cent in 2014-15, the International Monetary Fund said. 91. RBI has decided to withdraw from circulation all currency notes issued prior to 2005. From April 1, the public will be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. From July 1, however, those wanting to exchange more than 10 pieces of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes in a bank where they do not have an account will have to provide proof of residence and identity. The move will flush out black money. 92. The Delhi High Court refused to stay a Delhi Government order asking the Capital’s three power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and TPDDL, to get their accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General. 93. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will present the vote-on-account for 2014-15 on February 17 in the Lok Sabha. Similarly, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge will present an interim railway budget for 2014-15 on February 12. 94. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily announced the launch of portability of LPG connection scheme across 480 districts of the country and covering all the oil marketing companies (OMCs) and which have multiple LPG distributors of various ratings. 95. A university in the U.K. Cumbria University has become the first public varsity in the world to allow students to pay their tuition fees with the digital currency Bitcoin. 96. Asia’s biggest botanical garden will come up in Naya Raipur with the Chhattisgarh government initiating work on the ecotourism project. 97. State Bank of India launched of its channel on popular video sharing website Youtube. 98. Hours after a video showing three police constables thrashing a man near the Red Fort in the Walled City of Delhi was posted on the Aam Aadmi Party’s Facebook page, the Delhi Police top brass suspended the accused policemen. 99. The BJP-led NDA is projected to cross 220 seats in the coming Lok Sabha polls, according to an opinion poll. The survey, conducted by CNN-IBN and CSDS, also projects the worst-ever performance by the Congress, better show by regional parties like the Trinamool Congress and the AIADMK and emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party. 100. India’s economy is projected to grow at a slower-than-expected rate of 5.3 per cent this year, according to a United Nations report. 101. World famous yoga guru, B.K.S. Iyengar, and former chief of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) R.A. Mashelkar have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour. 102. China has overtaken India to become the largest contributor of Foreign Direct Investment to Nepal over the first six months of the current fiscal year, underlining the rising Chinese economic presence — and strategic influence — in the country. 103. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai, has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013 in the organisation category. Mohinder Singh of Delhi and N Radhakrishnan of Kerala have been selected for the award in the individual category.

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104. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is all set to report a fiscal deficit of 4.65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product for the current fiscal when he presents the Vote-on-Account in the Lok Sabha 105. Over 10 days after Aam Aadmi Party MLA Vinod Kumar Binny turned rebel and took his grievances to the media, the party expelled him for “publicly making false statements” against it and its leadership. 106. K. Prasad Babu, a Greyhounds Inspector who laid down his life combating Maoists in the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border region last April was awarded the highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra, on the occasion of Republic Day. 107. Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam ended his hunger strike after four days night once the Maharashtra government agreed to look into his demand to reduce power tariff in Mumbai. 108. Actor Aamir Khan’s show Satyamev Jayate is back with its second season, which will go on air from March 2. The first season was shown on Star Plus along with Doordarshan’s DD National. 109. Nobel Prize-winning author of Indian-origin, Sir V.S. Naipaul, and Pakistani teenage campaigner Malala Yousafzai have been named among Britain’s 500 most influential people. 110. Russia and China have begun their first naval war games in the Mediterranean. 111. Country’s first Monorail finally made its debut with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurating the service in Mumbai. The commercial operations of the 8.9-km first phase started. 112. The US has said that it was committed to work with India to help it get back the Category 1 aviation safety rating "as soon as possible", a day after Washington downgraded India's ranking, bringing it below Pakistan and at par with countries like Ghana and Bangladesh. 113. The government revised the GDP growth for last fiscal to 4.5% from 5% earlier. However, the growth rate for this fiscal may still remain below 5%. 2011-12 annual GDP expansion pace to 6.7% from 6.2%. 114. Rajasthan, one of the 12 states that had agreed to allow global companies to open supermarkets, has scrapped the approval given by the previous government for foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. 115. The government postponed the direct benefit transfer scheme (DBTL), under which cooking gas consumers were to receive cash subsidy using their Aadhaar numbers. 116. Government raised the LPG cylinder quota to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present. 117. The term of the 14th Finance Commission led by former RBI Governor YV Reddy is likely to be extended by at least three months to enable it to submit its report by the end of this year. 118. India's FDI ranking has slipped by one notch to 16th position in 2013 among the top 20 global economies receiving foreign direct investment. 119. The Delhi government ordered an audit into finances of Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), which operates infrastructure projects including the controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in the city. 120. The Reserve Bank said Current Account Deficit (CAD) in this fiscal is expected to decline to below 2.5 per cent of GDP from 4.8 per cent a year ago, raising hopes of a cut in import duty on gold. 121. An industry survey has showed that economic growth for the current fiscal may slip to 4.8 per cent from 5 per cent estimated earlier. 122. India has been ranked 155 out of 178 countries on the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by the Yale University. 123. Japan has offered to set up a joint venture company like the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to finance bullet train projects in India. High Speed Railway system on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, the joint feasibility study should be completed by July 2015. 124. Major FDI destinations, including Maharashtra and the National Capital Region, witnessed a sharp fall in inflows during the April-October period of the current fiscal. 125. Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily will launch sale of 5-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps in the national capital.

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126. The government approved the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) project, which seeks to boost the manufacturing sector in the country. 127. India's energy consumption will rise by 132 per cent by 2035, outpacing demand growth in Russia, China and Brazil, BP's Global Energy Outlook said. 128. Wholesale inflation declined to a five-month low of 6.16 per cent in December. 129. Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation declined to 9.87 per cent in December. 130. Finance ministry has called for expediting the setting up of a central Know Your Customer (KYC) depository for financial services and telecom sectors. 131. US retail giant Walmart has asked the government to reduce the mandatory local sourcing norm to 15 per cent. The government allowed 51 per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail sector in September 2012. Only UK-based retailer Tesco has so far applied to open supermarket chains in India. 132. India has slipped to eighth rank from the top spot in terms of business optimism, with 69 per cent of the corporates having a positive outlook on the economy and growth of operations in 2014, says a survey. UAE topped this list. 133. Internet giant Google made a formal presentation to the Election Commission proposing a tie-up with it for voter facilitation services ahead of Lok Sabha elections, a move questioned by several quarters citing security concerns. The Election Commission has said it has "not" signed any agreement with the US-based internet company. 134. Oriental Bank of Commerce became first bank which introduced the e-KYC (electronic Know Your Customer) facility, which instantly verifies a customer's identity and address proof after the Aadhaar number is keyed in to the system. Last month, private sector HDFC Bank also launched eKYC facility. 135. Out of over 900 million mobile phones and over 450 million bank accounts, only 67 million cell phones are linked to bank accounts, underscoring the huge unfinished agenda of mobile banking in the country, according to the National Payments Corporation of India. 136. India Post has drawn a massive plan to install as many as 3,000 ATMs and 1.35 lakh micro-ATMs at the ubiquitous post offices across the country for savings account holders by September 2015. 137. Cyber security sleuths have detected a "black" private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or credit cards at shopping counters to make payments. 138. The world's first Bitcoin storage service Elliptic Vault that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss has opened in London. 139. RBI will consider reducing the number of free ATM withdrawals, as recommended by Indian Banks' Association, in an effort to cut down on cash transactions in the economy. 140. As part of taking banking services to rural areas, the Centre has revised its target upwards to opening 10,000 new bank branches a year, according to Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. Earlier, there was a target to open 7,000 bank branches a year.

First WeekQ1. Which New Zealand player has scored the fastest century in One Day International history at Queenstown Events Centre ground against West Indies on 1 January 2014 shattering the previous record held by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi? Ans. Corey Anderson, broke shahid afridi record.Q2. Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne on 31 Dec 2013? Ans. Arup RahaQ3. Which Union Minister was named as the Person of the Year by the animal rights bodyPETA – India for taking steps to advance animal protection? Ans. Sashi TharoorQ4. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Where it will be constructed? Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Q5. India and Maldives signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on 2 January 2014. Name the President of that country who made his first visit to India recently after the election in Maldives and appreciated India’s equidistant approach during the Maldives presidential election?Ans. Abdulla Yameen Abdul GayoomQ6. World Braille Day is absorbed across the world on 4 January. It was observed every year on 4 January to commemorate the birthday of which person? Ans. Louis BrailleNote: Louis Braille, who was born in France is credited for inventing the Braille script. The script helps the visually impaired people to read as well as write.Q7. Name India’s supercomputer which was rated 1st in India, 9th in the Asia Pacific Region and 44th in the world among the most power efficient computer systems as per the Green500 List? Ans. PARAM Yuva-IIQ8. Which country on 2 January 2014 became the 18th member of the Euro zone? Ans. LatviaQ9. Who was appointed as the Managing Director (Corporate Banking) of State Bank of India (SBI), the biggest lender of the country on 29 December 2013? Ans. P Pradeep KumarQ10. Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on 3 January 2014?Ans. MS Dhir of Aam Aadmi PartyQ12. India on 3 January 2014 announced a new rule to vaccinate against polio to the travellers from which country be implemented from 14 February 2014? Ans. PakistanQ13. The Road to Wimbledon event will be hosted outside the UK for the first ever time later this month. Which country will be hosting it? Ans. India Note: HSBC and All India Tennis Association (AITA) have teamed up in this regard. The first phase of the Road to Wimbledon event will be held in Delhi and Mumbai between 6 - 14 January 2014. The event will focus on boosting the development of junior tennis in the country.Q14. Who has been voted as the most successful post-war British Prime Minister by lawmakers in a survey? Ans. Iron lady Margaret ThatcherQ15. Price of non-subsidized LPG was hiked on 1 January 2014 by ........ rupees per cylinder? Ans. 220 rupeesQ16. Who took over as the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 30 December 2013?Ans. Army chief General Bikram SinghQ17. Who has been chosen for prestigious journalism award instituted by a trust founded by Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on 31 December 2013? Ans. Mammen MathewNote: He is the Chief Editor and Managing Director of Malayala Manorma, a Malayam daily.Q18. Who took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation on 30 December 2013? Ans. Ashraf JehanQ19. Name India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) which set a new record on 27 December 2013 of flying 500 sorties in 2013? Ans. TejasQ20. Who won the Female Athlete of the Year award announced by the Associated Press on 26 December 2013? Ans. Serena WilliamsQ21. Who took charge as the Consul General of India in Dubai and Northern Emirates in the UAE recently? Ans. Anurag BhushanQ22. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released the new criteria on 3 January 2014 for giving which sports award, after several controversies in giving award arised last year? Ans. Arjuna AwardQ23. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on 2 January 2014? Ans. S.K. SharmaQ24. Name the software to predict weather developed by researchers from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently? Ans. Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic)Q25. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 1 January 2014 gave his assent to which bill which aims at regulating corruption in public domain? Ans. Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013

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Q26. Who has been elected as the South American footballer of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Uruguayan daily El Pais on 30 December 2013? Ans. RonaldinhoQ27. Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF) on 30 December 2013?Ans. Devendra Kumar PathakQ28. Which government recently announced to build a new sanctuary to save World’s rarest Javan rhinos? Ans. IndonesiaQ29. Which state government on 30 December 2013 launched the first phase of providing free compact fluorescent light bulbs to over 14 lakh hut-dwellers in the state? Ans. Tamil NaduQ33. Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 launched the total .............. literacy project implemented by PN Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in Thiruvanathpuram, Kerala? Ans. E-literacyQ36. Name the New Year festival of Ladakh which was celebrated recently? Ans. LosarQ37. Southern Grid of India has been synchronously connected with the grids of the country. It was done on 31 December 2013 to successfully accomplish which mission? Ans. One Nation - One Grid - One FrequencyQ38. Name the two time medal winner wrestler in Olympics who has received eight acres of land by the Haryana Government on 31 December 2013? Ans. Sushil KumarQ39. International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) will be held at which place from 12th – 15th January 2014? Ans. New DelhiQ40. Which government on 30 December 2013 banned its officials from smoking in public places? Ans. China Note: He was the shooting coach of India from 1991 to 2002Q42. India on 4 January 2013 asked which Embassy not to screen any movies at the American Center without obtaining a licence? Ans. US EmbassyQ44. Indian credit-rating agency CRISIL launched which index on 2 January 2014? Ans. Financial Inclusix Index

Second WeekQ2. India completed three years without reporting any case of polio on 13 January 2014. It is only the second time in the history that a disease is being eliminated in India through immunisation after which disease? Ans. Small Pox Note: It was eliminated way back in 1980. Q3. Sheikh Hasina (Awami League ) was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with her 48 cabinet members. In which year she first became PM of her country? Ans. 1996 Q4. Who has topped International Poll titled the World’s most admired people conducted by YouGov which was released on 11 January 2014? Ans. Bill GatesQ7. Which railway station’s platform number one has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world in the certificate given by the Limca Book of Records which was unveiled on 10 January 2014? Ans. Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar PradeshQ8. World Hindi Day was celebrated by the Ministry of External Affairs on 10 January 2014 Q9. Name India’s first gun for women which was launched on 9 January 2014? Ans. NirbheekNote: Gun has been manufactured by the Indian Ordnance Factory, KanpurQ10. Election Commission on 9 January 2014 decided to call off the tie with which internet giant for registering the new voters through online and to guide regarding the voting procedures due to concerns raised over privacy, data security and its commercial use by the Indian security agencies? Ans. GoogleQ11. Name the Programme for young persons of Overseas Indians introduced by Government of India at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on 8 January 2014? Ans. Know India ProgrammeQ12. Which of the following company has on 7 January 2014 become the first acquisition of Facebook in India? Ans. Little Eye LabsQ13. India defeated which country to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup in the final match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 4 January 2014? Ans. Pakistan

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Q14. Which state government launched a toll free helpline number 1100 to curb corruption in its departments on 7 January 2014? Ans. ChhattisgarhQ15. Name nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme launched by Government of India on 7 January 2014? Ans. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)Q16. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface to surface Prithvi II missile with a strike range of ..........? Ans. 350 kmQ18. Who has been appointed as President of National Association of Software and ServiceCompanies (NASSCOM) on 4 January 2014? Ans. R. ChandrashekharNote: R. Chandrasekhar succeeded Som Mittal. He was at the helm of NASSCOM for six long years.Q20. Name the young shuttler from Madhya Pradesh who on 6 January 2014 became the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world? Ans. Aditya JoshiQ21. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 5 January 2014 launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing which communication satellite into the orbit? Ans. GSAT-14Note: It was powered by an indigenously developed cryogenic engine.Q22. Name the two indigenous Glucose Monitoring Devices launched by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 13 January 2014? Ans. Suchek and QuickcheQQ23. President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute at which place on 12 January 2014? Ans. Port BlairQ24. Which state has bagged the Oil and Gas Conservation Award for the best performance among the big States, given by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas? Ans. Andhra PradeshQ25. The GDP growth rate of Indian economy for 2011-12 will be revised from 6.2 to about ........... percent? Ans. 7Q26. Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP, 2014) on 9 January 2014. It will replace which other policy currently in force? Ans. National Youth Policy, 2003Q30. Reserve Bank of India on 8 January 2014 allowed NBFCs to lend up to 75 percent of the value of gold. Expand NBFC? Ans. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)Q31. Which High Court ruled that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) can audit the books of accounts of private sector telecom companies on 6 January 2014? Ans. Delhi High CourtQ32. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected CCIL for issuing globally compatible legal entity identifiers (LEIs) on 6 January 2014. Expand CCIL? Ans. Clearing Corporation of India LtdQ33. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched an all women branch in which place on 4 January 2014? Ans. PuneQ36. Who won the Brisbane International title in January 2014? Ans. Serena WilliamsQ37. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013 on 11 January 2014 to two eminentpoets, namely Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha Ghosh, respectively. Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award is given for excellence in poetry in which language?Ans. BengaliQ38. Name the Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) who was awarded the Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014? Ans. P.K.GoyalQ39. Which state government on 13 January 2014 withdrew the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail and thus became first state to take this step? Ans. DelhiQ41. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of 2,800 Megawatt nuclear power plant in Fatehabad district of Haryana on 13 January 2014. What was the project named? Ans. Anu Vidyut PariyojnaQ42. Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian Institutes of Technology in capital of thet country on 8 January 2014? Ans. Malaysia

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Q44. Which country decided to be one of the partners in the proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh on 6 January 2014? Ans. ChinaQ45. Seventh Global Insurance Summit was held at which place on 8 January 2014?Ans. Hyderabad in Andhra PradeshQ51. Co- Founder of Twitter, Biz Stone unveiled a new mobile service called ............ ? Ans. JellyQ52. India and which country on 13 January 2014 signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for cooperation in Iron and Steel Sector? Ans. Canada

Third Week1) Which state/UT in India has hosted the 3rd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese Commonwealth Games) from January 18 to 29, 2014? Ans. Goa (12 countries participated)4) Which stock exchange in India retained its position as the world’s largest bourse in terms of equity trades for the second consecutive year in 2013? Ans. National Stock Exchange (NSE)5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper and the ......... overall to effect 300 dismissals in One Day Internationals? Ans. Fourth6) 'Technopark' is now the largest IT park in the country. It is situated in which State? Ans. Kerala7) Union Government on 19 January 2014 issued directive for ......... days work under MGNREGA for STs in Forest Areas? Ans. 15011) Taiwanese poet Yushi conferred on the Thiruvalluvar award for his contribution to Tamil language. He is the ...th foreigner to receive this award? Ans. First12) Which Pakistani city is the largest reservoir of endemic polio virus in the world, as stated by the WHO o16 January 2014? Ans. Peshawar14) Henrique de Castro, the chief operating officer of which among the following companies quit his job on 16 January 2014? Ans. Yahoo15) Which telecom company is in talks to buy out Mumbai-based Loop Mobile in a deal that will give the telecom major about three million customers as announced on 16 Jan 2014? Ans. Airtel16) Hong Kong and Macau, the two Special Administrative Regions of which country were included in the sensitive list of countries by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 Jan 2014? Ans. China17) Which Meteorological Data Processing System was dedicated to the nation on 15 January 2014 on the occasion of 139th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD)? Ans. INSAT 3D19) Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS), the 3rd in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) which has been commissioned into Indian Navy on 16 January 2014? Ans. Abhinav21) Which state is all set to get its first rail service as the 20-km trial run from Harmutty (Lakhimpur, Assam) to the state capital Itanagar successfully conducted on 15 January 2014? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh22) Which broadcaster on 15 January 2014 bagged the broadcasting rights in India for FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018? Ans. Sony SIX23) Indian Army celebrated ....th Army Day on 15 January 2014 to mark the occasion associated with Lt. General K.M. Cariappa taking over as the first Indian Commander-in- Chief of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher on 15 January 1948? Ans. 6624) Which state become the first state in India to give its entire population of 6.11 crore some kind of health cover with the newly launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya on 15 January 2014? Ans. Karnataka25) Namdeo Dhasal, the firebrand writer and fierce fighter for Dalit rights who passed away on 15 January 2014 was a famous poet in which language? Ans. Marathi27) Who among the following has won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013? Ans. Anees Salim29) Long jumper Anju Boby George was awarded gold medal nine years after her second place finish at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final, on 14 January 2014, after winner Tatyana Kotova (Russia) was stripped off her gold medal having been found guilty of doping. Anju thus becomes the .........th Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in a major world track and field event? Ans. First

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30) Google buys out Nest Labs, smart thermostat and smoke alarm-maker, in a $3.2-billion deal on 14 January 2014. Its Google second largest acquisition after the $12.5-billion purchase of which mobile phone maker in 2012?' Ans. Motorola31) Nadine Angerer has been voted the best women's football player in the world for 2013 by FIFA on 13 January 2014. She is the football player from which country? Ans. Germany32) Which state became the first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail on 13 January 2013? Ans. Delhi33) Name the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), whose term has been extended by Union Government on 14 January 2014 for a period of another two years? Ans. U K Sinha36) Which major bank on 13 January 2014 came out with plans to outsource the management of some of its ATMs by taking calls from vendors? Ans. SBI38) Who has topped the 'World's most admired people poll' by YouGov for The Times released on 12 January 2014? Ans. Bill Gates40) Elliptic Vault, world’ first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss, was opened on 12 January 2014 at which place? Ans. London41) Sheikh Hasina was on 12 January 2014, sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with her 48 cabinet members. In which year she first became PM of her country? Ans. 199642) Which former India captain was honoured with the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI at its seventh annual awards ceremony in Mumbai on 11 January 2014? Ans. Kapil Dev43) The nation on 11th January 2014 paid glowing tributes to which former Prime Minister on his 48th death anniversary? Ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Fourth WeekQ1. Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014. What was the theme for the day this year? Ans. Ethical VotingNote: National Voters Day is started from 25 January 2011.Q2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation on 21 January 2014 effective 31 March 2014? Ans. 2005. Note: From 1 April 2014, Banks will provide exchange facility to the general public for exchanging the pre-2005 issued bank notes. The notes issued before 2005 do not have the year of printing on the reverse side.Q4. Which internet giant has acquired Bengaluru based Impermium for 9 million dollar on 20 January 2014? Ans. GoogleQ7. Which community has been granted the minority status by Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014? Ans. JainQ8. Reserve Bank of India on 20 January 2014 constituted an Expert Committee to Review Governance of Boards in India. The expert committee will be chaired by whom? Ans. PJ NayakQ9. Global Retail giant Wal-Mart registered a new entity called ............ in India on 15 January 2014 to enter the lucrative multi-brand market in India? Ans. Wal-Mart India Private LtdQ10. Who became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?Ans. Lewis ClarkeQ11. Which country won the inaugural title of Hero Hockey World League Final defeating New Zealand in New Delhi, 2014? Ans. Netherlands. Note: Constantijin Jonker slammed a hat-trick for Netherlands in the final.Q13. Name the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community who died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 17 January 2014? Ans. Dr Syedna Mohammed BurhanuddinQ15. Which state in India has won the United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) Ulysses Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance related to tourism sector?Ans. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

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Q16. Australia has appointed whom as a specialist spin consultant on 23 January 2014 to support Darren Lehmann ahead of Australian campaign in World Twenty20 to be played in Bangladesh?Ans. Shane WarneQ17. Which University recently became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency, Bitcoin? Ans. Cumbria University of UKQ18. National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January 2014 across India by the Government.Q19. Name the Russian martial art recognised by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to become part of the Asian Games? Ans. Sambo Note: 17th Asian Games in 2014 is scheduled to be conducted from 19 September to 4 October 2014 at Incheon, South Korea.Q20. Name the Indian born Scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University on 21 January 2014 was awarded with prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize? Ans. Arogyaswami Joseph PaulrajQ21. First Climate Change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in ........... on 16 January 2014?Ans. Kapurthala, Punjab Note: The theatre will educate people on climate change. This is the second theatre in the world to be opened after Canada.Q22. Union Cabinet approved to set up which authority 20 January 2014 that will be an advisory body which will advise the Railway Ministry on fares? Ans. Rail Tariff AuthorityQ23. Name the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile with a range of 4000 kilometers test-fired successfully by India on 20 January 2014? Ans. Agni-IVNote: The missile was launched from the launch complex number 4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Wheeler Island.Q24. National Urban Health Mission was launched at which city on 20 January 2014? Ans. BangaloreNote: NUHM covers State Capital, District Headquarters and all cities, towns with population above 50000.Q25. Who was crowned as the Miss South India 2014 at the Le Meridien in Coimbatore?Ans. Abhishikta S Shetty Note: She is from Karnataka.Q27. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the 2648 village legal service clinics across the country on 24 January 2014. What is the aim of it?Ans. To bring legal services to the doorsteps of the weakest section of the country.Q28. Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched LPG Connection Portability Scheme Q29. Union Finance Ministry on 23 January 2014 approved a proposal to provide minimum monthly pension of ............. rupees to workers of organised sector, under the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)? Ans. 1000Q30. Which Indian place was named Destination Flyways by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on 21 January 2014? Ans. Chilika lagoon in OdishaQ31. Which Tennis player launched the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Melbourne, Australia on 21 January 2014? Ans. Mahesh BhupathiQ33. Which state has passed the new Lokayaukata Bill on 21 January 2014 despite of protest from the opposition? Ans. UttarakhandQ34. Who was elected as the interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) on 20 January 2014?Ans. Catherline Samba-PanzaQ35. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who retired on 20 January 2014?Ans. Anand SinhaQ36. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China decelerated to ........ percent in 2013-14 in the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on 20 January 2014? Ans. 7.7Q37. International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook report on 21 January 2014. The IMF projected the Indian economy’s growth at ...... percent for 2013-14? Ans. 4.5

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Q38. Name the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand who died on 22 January 2014 following a heart attack at Ghatsila in Singhbhum district? Ans. Sudhir MahatoQ39. Name the Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India from the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), launched by Minister of Mines, Dinsha Patel, in Bangalore on 23 January 2014? Ans. Garuda VasudhaQ41. Name the CNN International anchor who was awarded 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement on 22 January 2014? Ans. Richard QuestQ42. Who has been declared as the President of Madagascar on 17 January 2014? Ans. Hery Rajaonarimampianina

Last WeekQ1. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014 by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne? Ans. Stanislas WawrinkaQ2. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city on 1 February 2014? Ans. MumbaiQ3. Union Government raised the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 cylinders per household from existing ....... cylinders in a year on 30 January 2014? Ans. 9Q5. Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014? Ans. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S. Iyengar(Yoga Guru)Q6. Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 on 26 January 2014? Ans. Saina NehwalQ8. Name the managing director of Tata Motors who died on 26 January 2014 after falling from a hotel building in Bangkok? Ans. Karl SlymQ10. Which bank has launched its channel on Youtube on 24 January 2014? Ans. State Bank of IndiaQ11. Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches? Ans. MS DhoniQ12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Repo rate under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by ...... basis points to 8 percent on its third quarter monetary policy review recently? Ans. 25Q13. Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals on 27 January 2014? Ans. IndiaQ14. First cantilever bridge of India, Pamban Railway Bridge, completed its ......... years on 27 Jan 2014?Ans. 100Q15. Who was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014?Ans. Anand Kumar Note: He is a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes. Q16. Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel on 30 January 2014? Ans. Kathy Cross of New ZealandQ17. Which state on on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing following Delhi? Ans. RajasthanQ18. India overtook which country to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World as per the data released by Reuters on 30 January 2014? Ans. JapanQ19. Which NIT developed a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering common polymer, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into a liquidfuel recently? Ans. National Institute of Technology, OdishaQ20. Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender on 29 January 2014? Ans. ZimbabweQ21. Name the indigenous High Performance Computing System inaugurated at Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group (ANURAG) in Hyderabad on 25 January 2014? Ans. Dhruva-3Q22. Union Government of India on the eve of the 65th Republic Day function announced the Padma Awards 2014. A total of how many persons conferred the Padma Awards? Ans. 127

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Q23. Civil Aviation Ministry decided to remove restrictions on flights of Airbus A-380 to India on 27 January 2014. This large aircraft is now allowed to operate in how many airports equipped to handle them? Ans. FourNote: They are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.Q24. India ranked .......th in global Environment Performance Index released on 25 January 2014? Ans. 155Q25. Name the pioneer of Swiss watch, a watch brand of his name, who died ,age of 87? Ans. Raymond WeilQ26. The British start-up DeepMind Technologies – an artificial intelligence company was on 27 January 2014 purchased by? Ans. GoogleQ27. New Zealand on 31 January 2014 won the five ODI Series of 5 matches against India by which margin?Ans. 4-0 Note: India has lost 04 games and tied one but could not manage to win a single game.Q28. Who has been nominated as the Director of National Security Agency(NSA) by the US president Barack Obama on 30 January 2014? Ans. Michael RogersQ29. Union Government decided to amend the rules governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers to assure them at least .......... years in a given posting on 30 January 2014? Ans. TwoQ30. Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014? Ans. Heena SandhuQ31. Who took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Shipping Corporation of India on 28 January 2014? Ans. Arun Kumar GuptaQ34. Recording Academy announced the 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 26 January 2014.Which album won the Album of the year award?Ans. Random Access MemoriesQ35. Economic growth for 2012-13 lowered to ....... percent from 5 percent estimated earlier by Union Government of India on 31 January 2014? Ans. 4.5Q36. Union Cabinet on 30 January 2014 gave its approval for making amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in ....... states and three Union Territories? Ans. 13Q37. Which company unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel concept motorcycle? Ans. Hero MotoCorpQ40. World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014. It was manufactured by which company? Ans. StratasysCurrent Affairs

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